Pelicans Coach Alvin Gentry:
On his first win as head coach of the Pelicans:
“I thought we did a good job, we started the game the right way and played extremely hard and had good ball movement. I thought it was our defense that really set the tone for the game.”
On performing well in the first half:
“I think we are a good team when we do that. We keep emphasizing the fact that we have to do it on the defensive end, so even after the start of the game it was the defense that got us going.